Antony Firingee (film)
| Antony Firingee | |
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| Directed by | Sunil Bannerjee |
| Written by | Sunil Bannerjee |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Tanuja |
| Music by | Anil Bagchi |
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Release dates
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6 January 1967 |
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Running time
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157 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Antony Firingee is a 1967 Indian Bengali biographical musical drama film directed by Sunil Bannerjee, starring Uttam Kumar and Tanuja. It is a biopic based on the life of Anthony Firingee (Hensman Anthony), a Bengali language folk poet of Portuguese origin.
Antony Firingee was a Portuguese-Indian who became a famous Bengali poet musician and fell in love with Nirupoma. She agreed to marry him after revealing her tragic history. But his fame was not enough to overcome their ostracisation and tragedy struck again.
After the film's release, the poet name became "famous".[1]
The film was noted for its music, sung by Manna Dey and Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, composed by Anil Bagchi & lyrics by Gouri Prasanna Majumdar and others.
Plot
Hensman Anthony, commonly known as Antony Firingee became a Bengali language poet in the early part of the 19th century. The story revolves around his love for a courtesan Shakila, who he later marries and faces social ostracization.[2]
Cast
- Uttam Kumar ... Antony Firingee
- Tanuja ... Nirupoma
- Lolita Chatterjee ... Marina (as Lalita Chattopadhyay)
- Asitbaran ... Bhola Moira
- Haridhan Mukherjee ... Thakurdas Singha (as Haridhan Mukhopadhyay)
- Haradhan Bannerjee ... Kelly Antony (as Haradhan Bandyopadhyay)
- Kamal Majumdar ... Ram Basu
- Mani Srimani ... Gorakshanath
- Chhaya Devi ... Antony's mother
- Ruma Guha Thakurta ... Jogweswari
- Soma Chowdhury ... Amina
Soundtrack
Anil Bagchi is the music director of the film, while Aloknath Dey is the assistant music director. Many of the song was critically and commercially successful.
Lyricist Gouri Prasanna Majumdar, Pranab Roy, Hensman Anthony, Bholanath Nayak, Thakurdas Singha.
Playback singers are Manna Dey, Sandhya Mukherjee, Adhir Bagchi, Alok Bagchi, Tarun Bandyopadhyay, Shyamal Chakraborty, Chhaya Dey, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Malabika Kanan, Salil Mitra, Manabendra Mukherjee, Chitto Mukhopadhyay, Swapna Roy,
Selected Tracklist
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aami Jamini Tumi Soshi He" | Manna Dey |
| 2 | "Ghiri Ghiri Aai" | Sandhya Mukherjee |
| 3 | "Ami Je Jalsaghare" | Sandhya Mukherjee |
| 4 | "Aami Je Jalsaghare" | Manna Dey |
| 5 | "Champa Chameli Golaperi" | Manna Dey, Sandhya Mukherjee |
| 6 | "Tunhu Mamo Monopran Hey" | Sandhya Mukherjee |
| 7 | "Maa Tui Aamay Daya Korbi" | Manna Dey |
| 8 | "Keu Ba Karchhen Barristeri" | Manna Dey, Adhir Bagchi |
| 9 | "Satya Bate Ami Jetete" | Manna Dey, Adhir Bagchi |
| 10 | "Shuno He Antony" | Manna Dey, Alok Bagchi |
Awards
Uttam Kumar won the National Film Award for Best Actor at the 15th National Film Award (1968) for his performances in Anthony Firingee and Chiriyakhana.[3]
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Antony Firingee at IMDb
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